Semi-Closed · a defense for Black
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation
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1.d4f52.c4Nf63.g3e64.Bg2Bb4+5.Bd2Be7
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Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation, Alekhine Variation3.3k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%1.3k53%
37%1.2k55%
11%36955%
3.3%10740%
1.9%6354%
1.2%3842%
1.1%3649%
0.9%3053%
0.6%1961%
0.4%1450%
Famous games in this line68 master games
Aronian, Levon (2649) – Bauer, Christian (2602)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2630) – Salov, Valery (2550)Miles, Anthony J (2585) – Larsen, Bent (2565)Bagaturov, Giorgi (2475) – Jussupow, Artur (2665)Rogozenco, Dorian (2577) – Marin, Mihail (2532)Ionov, Sergey (2505) – Conquest, Stuart (2563)Novikov, Igor A (2580) – Karlsson, Lars (2480)Gurevich, Mikhail (2540) – Dolmatov, Sergey (2515)Heroes of this opening Beliavsky, Alexander G · Miles, Anthony J · Novikov, Igor A · Dolmatov, Sergey
- Family
- Dutch Defense
- Category
- Semi-Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- A90
- Line
- 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7
FianchettoSharp
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Botvinnik and Bronstein both played the Dutch in their 1951 world-championship match. Alekhine tried it against Euwe in 1935 and lost the 'Pearl of Zandvoort' with it, which is the honest half of its reputation. 1...f5 grabs kingside space before White finishes tying a shoe — at the cost of weakening the king forever.
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